Detachable marking tag



July 4, 1950 N. l. FLElscHER DETACHABLE MARKING TAG Filed March 2, 1949 IN V EN TOR.

NATHAN l. FLEISCHER 2 m lma P 9 l Irl?! JIIILI'I ATTO NE Patented July 4, 1950 DETACHABLE MARKING IAG Nathan I. Fleischer, Cincinnati, Ohio, assig-nor to The Fleischer Mills, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio,

a corporation of Ohio Application March 2, 1949, Serial No. 79,248

s claims. (Ci. t11i- 20) This invention relates to marking tags.

An object of the invention is to provide a markn ing tag which includes an integral open ended attachment pocket into which the edge of an article to be identied is receivable for locating the body portion of the tag in a definite, pre-` determined relationship with said article.

Another object of the invention is to provide a marking tag, one end of which is twice folded over upon itself to provide an open ended attachment pocket into which the edge of an article to be identiiied maybe received and then secured by meansl of a wire staple passing through said tag, pocket and article.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a marking tag having the hereinabove described characteristics which is so constructed and arranged as to be quickly and cleanly detached from the identified article in response to the application of sudden pull on the body portion of the tag.

A further object of the invention is to provide a marking tag fabricated from a sheet of material folded whereby to eiect -an automatic opening and withdrawal of a wire staple passed therethrough for securing the tag to an 4article to be identiiied in response to a deliberate endwise pull on said tag.

Still a further object of the invention is to provide a marking tag having the herinabove described characteristics which is adapted to be secured to an article to be identified by means of a wire staple which will be opened and cleanly withdrawn through said article incident to a sharp endwise pull on said tag.

. a marking tag having the hereinabove described characteristics which may be secured to an article to be identified by means of a wire staple passing thru the three plies of the tag and thru the article to be identified, wherein opposite portions oi said staple will be disposed in overlapping relationship with the outer faces of the outermost of said three plies, and wherein those Another object of the invention is to provide a marking tag which is delivered to the user thereof in a pre-pleated, ready-to-attach condition, thereby facilitating its ease of attachment to an article to be identified.

Still another object of the invention is to pro-3.E

Another Object of the invention is to provide"vlr` a marking tag which includes an integrally formed open ended attachment pocket into which the edge of an article to be identied may be received, wherein the outer portions of the sides@- of said pocket comprise tabs which may be, if desired, manually grasped for effecting a disengagement of said tag from the article.

A further object of the invention is to provide portions of said plies disposed above saidstaple remote from the edge of vthe article identified, comprise'a pair oi tabs which may, if desired, be grasped for simultaneously s-eparating said tabs, straightening and then cleanly withdrawing portions of said staple thru the article Withou injury' or damage to the article. 1

Still .anotherobject of the invention is to provide a marking tag having the hereinabove described characteristics which may be delivered to the ultimate Vuser in a folded pre-pleated ready-to-use condition, said tags being provided individually, in bookets or in continuous roll form.

A further object of the invention is to provide such a marking tag which may be inex- `pensively produced yusing modern mass' proed provided with three tags of the present invention secured thereto in difierent positions.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4--4 o Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5--5 of Fig. 3.l

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 3. 5

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 4 but showin a step in the process of detaching a tag from an article.

Fig. 8 is a View similar to Fig. 7 showing a later step or sequence of the tag-removing, fastenerwithdrawing operation. Fig. 9 is a View simliar to Fig. 5 illustrating the preferred mode of removing the marking tag from the article identiiied. l 'I Fig. 10 is a sectional view illustrating the relationship of the various plies of the tag, kthe article being identied and the tag securing staple when in a closed, tag securing condition.

Fig. 11 is a view similar to Fig. 10 but showing a step in the process of removing the staple.

With reference now to Fig. 2, the numeral I indicates generally the body portion of a tag, the upper end of which has been folded upon itself as at I2 and then back on itself as at I4 to provide a substantially U-shaped open ended pocket-portion defined by legs orpanels I2land I4, which collectively comprise a tuck or pair of mounting panels.

In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the tag may be fabricated from astrip of'wetstrength paper, fabric, or fromany othersuitable sheet-like substance `#which will r-withstand the deleterious and disintegrating forces inherent in modern laundry and dry -cleaning` operations; or the tag may be fabricated from less durable material when to be used for markingitems of merchandise.

4In the preferred embodiment of the invention,

suitable indicia, see Figs. l and 3, may be proxvided Ion one or both faces .of body portion IB, zorfsuitable indicia may be provided on body porxtion I0 prior to, orv just after a tag has been v-secured to an article to be identied.

:With reference now to Figs. 3 and 5, it will 1f-be -observed that a tag may be attached to an article to be identified, denoted generally by the numeral 20, by inserting an edge of said article yin the open ended pocket defined by legs or 'panels I2 and I 4, after which the tag may be `-securely though releasablyvsecured to the article "by fastening means 22, kwhich may, `if desired, comprise a wire staple, theflegs`23 of which pass Vthrough all three plies of the'tag and article 20 and are then turned over in overlapping vrela- I"tionship with outer face 26 of panel I 4, see Fig. 10. `Intermediate portion .i 25 of the staple overlies "router face 24 of body-portion I0 of the tag. It Y-Will be noted that legs A23 rof the stapleengage the single ply of the tag, whereas the inter- `mediate portion 25 overlies the outer face of the v.two or double ply side off-the tag.

With particular reference now to Figs. 9 and 1l,

it will be observed that thetaghas-beenfso sconstructed and arranged asl to effect its clean vdetachment from article v-2IJ in response to a sharp endwise pull P. applied to body portion I0. -The double ply beneath intermediate portion 25 -of the staple eiectivelyiprecludes this portion from tearing through the tag with the result that the overturned legs? 23 are straightened whereby lto facilitate their-withdrawal through outer ply I4 of the tag and thence through article 2B for cleanly removing the tag and staple. A tag constructed in i accordance with the teachings of the present invention may "abe-'seycured to the nnest and -f-sheerest-of fabrics and removed therefrom by a pull applied to the .body yportion of the tag without tearing, snagging or in any way injuring the fabric.

It should be observed thata -tag having been secured to the article to be identiiiedvby means of a staple, will not become accidentally. or unvir'itentionally detached, since it requires a positive, deliberate,pull onfthe tag body to eiect its release.

`Asdisclosed in Figs. 4, 'l'` and8,the fastening means is disposed intermediate the length dimention of the U-shaped `attachment portion, vwhereby those portion-s disposed beyond the fastener means, remote from body portion Ioom- -'.prise a pair of tab portions' 28- and30 which, as disclosed in Figs. 7 and 8 may be grasped for effecting an alternate method of separation of i an -endwise pull applied to the body portion for separating the free :outer ends ofthe tuck and article.

the tabs and for simultaneously effecting a release and clean Withdrawal of the fastening means from the article. In those instances Where the fastening means comprise a staple 22, the free legs thereof will be straightened incident to a separation of tabs 3G and 28, thereby facilitatinga clean withdrawalof the ends of the staple thru the article identified, AWithout injury or damage to it. It should be noted that as before, the staple will be removed along with the tag, being completely withdrawn from the After thus being removed from the article, the tag-being quite inexpensive, may be discarded.

lfrdesired,I the tag may be secured to article 2li in the manner disclosed in Fig. 4, wherein the other side or' face of body portion Ill is disposed outermost from that disclosed in Fig. 5, and wherein two plies I0 and I2 of the material are disposed .underthe folded free ends of attaching staple 22 whereas but one ply I4 is disposed undery the head or intermediate portions of the staple. In Fig. 6, themarking tag has been applied to article 213k in such a manner as to dispose body portion IQ within the confines Aof said article, and in overlapping relationship therewith. This is in sharp contrast to the mannerin which the tags of Figs. '4 and 5 have been attached to the article, wherein the'body portion of said tags projects or extends outwardly from edge 42 of the article. However, it will be-noted that the tag oi Fig. 6 may be ldetached from articlef2 in a manner similarl to .that illustrated in Figs. '7 and 8 but wherein the tab portions grasped Ato effect a removal will comprise portions 44 and' 45.

While I have disclosed and prefer' to use a staple as a fastening means, it should be understood that, if desired, stitching imay -be resorted-to, saidv tag functioning in the same manner .so far aseiecting a'removal of the stitches is concerned asvwhen a staple is utilized as .the

fastening media.

If desired, marking tags embodying the teach- `ingsof fthe'ipresent invention may be provided as individual, preformed pleated tags or as a series of 3, 4 or 5 wherein Veach tag is severable from 'an adjacent tag by means of suitable score line 55, or, if desired, said tags may be provided in roll form whereinadjacent tags are separable along score lines 50, see Fig. l.

-Y It should be understood thatvarious changes and modications v'may be made within the structural details Oi'thedev-ice'within the scope -of=the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

l. A marking tag of the type adapted to'be releasably secured vto an article tobeidentiiled by-'means of stapling, whichcomprises a body portion one end of whichis-twice 'folded upon itself to provide a U-shaped tuck dimensioned izo-receive and overlappingly engage the edge of an article inserted therein, said tag secured 'to `said article by `astaple clinched through all thicknesses ofsaid tag and through said article and with 'the free ends thereof bentdown upon the-adjacent tag surface, said tag detachable from said article incident to the application of simultaneously witlldrawing 'said staple from A` `said article without injury thereto.

2. A marking tag comprising a strip of material one end of which is folded downwardly and thence upwardly for providing a three ply thickness of material wherein the edge of an article to be identied is receivable between those two plies remote from the body portion of the tag for disposing one ply on one side and two plies on the other side of said article, said tag secured to said article lby a U-shaped staple, the legs of which pass through all three plies of the tag and said article with the intermediate portion of the staple overlying the outer face of the two ply thickness of the tag and with the free ends of said legs disposed in overlapping relationship with the outer face of the one ply thickness, said double -ply thickness constructed and arranged to withdraw said staple from the third ply and said article incident to a sharp endwise pull on the body portion of the tag.

3. A marking tag comprising a strip of material one end of which is folded downwardly and thence upwardly for providing a three ply thickness of material wherein the edge of an article to 'be identied is receivable between those plies remote from the body portion of the tag for disposing one ply on one side and two plies on the other side of said article, said tag secured to said article :by a U-shaped staple, the legs of which pass through all three plies of the tag and said article with the intermediate portion of the staple overlying the outer face of the one ply thickness of the tag and with the free ends of said legs disposed in overlapping relationship with the outer face of the two ply thickness, said double ply thickness constructed and arranged to withdraw said staple from the third ply and said article incident to a sharp endwise pull on the body portion of the tag.

NATHAN I. FLEISCHER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,346,219 Johnson Apr. 11, 1944 2,464,113 B'erstein Mar. 8, 1949 

